Emma Penella
Emma Penella (born March 2, 1931 in Madrid , Spain ; † August 27, 2007 ; born Manuela Ruiz Penella ) was a Spanish actress .
Penella has been in the movies, on stage, and on television. She was the sister of the actresses Elisa Montés and Terele Pávez , and granddaughter of the Spanish composer Manuel Penella . She was married to producer Emiliano Piedra .
Penella has been active since 1950; until the late 1960s she turned regularly alongside her work at the theater. Outstanding were her performances in the films Fedra ( Manuel Mur Oti , 1955) and El verdugo ( Luis García Berlanga , 1963). In the following decades she concentrated primarily on her stage work until she intensified her film work again in the mid-1980s. a. with Carlos Sauras Liebeszauber , this time also and more and more for television. There she also played in the soap Aquí no hay quien viva from 2003 to 2006 . Shooting for further episodes of the new series, La que se avecina , which started in 2007 , was interrupted by her death from episodes of diabetes .
Filmography (selection)
- 1952: The eyes also leave traces (Los ojos dejan huellas)
- 1957: The bare life (El batallón de las sombras)
- 1964: The golden goddess of the Rio Beni
- 1964: I magnifici Brutos del West
- 1985: Our Father (Padre nuestro)
- 1986: Love spell (El amor brujo)
Web links
- Emma Penella in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Penella, Emma |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Penella, Manuela Ruiz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 2, 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Madrid |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 27, 2007 |
| Place of death | Madrid , Spain |